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package org.epiphron;

import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntology;

/**
 * An interface for classes that implement
 * bean-to-ontology converting strategy.
 */
public interface BeanConverter {
	/**
	 * Converts specified beans to RDF and saves
	 * them in given model
	 * @param model the model to store information
	 * @param beans objects to convert
	 */
	public ConversionMatching convert(OWLOntology ontology, Object... beans) throws EpiphronException;
	
	/**
	 * Closes the world of the ontology.
	 * That usually means adding some restrictions 
	 * to the ontology.
	 * 
	 * This method is invoked once per every {@link BeanConverter} instance,
	 * strictly after {@link #convert(OWLOntology, Object...)} call
	 */
	public void closeWorld(OWLOntology ontology);
}
